Agenda for the November 17 Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

The Sixteenth Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

Date/Time

Monday, November 17, 2025

Regular Session: 6:00 p.m.

Location

Please be advised that there will be a Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee being held via remote participation only. This meeting is being recorded.

This meeting can be viewed live on the Medford Public Schools YouTube channel or via Medford Community Media on your local cable channel (Comcast Channel 9, 8 or 22 and Verizon Channel 43, 45 or 47). Participants can log in by using the link below.

Agenda

Agenda for the November 17, 2025 Seventeenth Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

Zoom Link

https://mps02155-org.zoom.us/j/93465707895

Questions or comments can be submitted during the meeting by emailing: medfordsc@medford.k12.ma.us

Those submitting questions or comments must include the following information:

1. Your first and last name
2. Your Medford street address
3. Your question or comment

Agenda

I. Roll Call of Members and Student Representatives

II. Salute the Flag

III. Consent Agenda

• Approval of Bills and Payrolls
• Approval of Capital Purchases
• Approval of Donations
  • Medford Educational Foundation Grants- $13,251.18
• Approval of Grants
• Approval of Field Trips
• Approval of Meeting Minutes
  • Regular Meeting - October 20, 2025

IV. Report of Subcommittees

V. Report of the Superintendent

1. Mustang Moment
2. CTE Grants Update - Mr. Chad Fallon, Executive Director of CTE
3. HMFH School Use Report - Dr. Suzanne B. Galusi, Interim Superintendent 

VI. Presentations of the Student Advisory Council

1. High School Transportation

VII. Report of the Subcommittees

Presentations of the Public (not to begin before 7:00 pm)

“Regular Meetings of the School Committee include this ‘Presentations of the Public’ agenda item to give any resident the opportunity to place a presentation before the School Committee. A resident may only present once at any meeting.

These presentations are an opportunity for the public to make a presentation to the Committee but are not opportunities for dialog with the Committee. If one or more members of the Committee wishes to have a conversation about the topic presented, a member may request that the item be added to a subsequent Regular Meeting.

The details for submitting a presentation can be found within the policy BEDH, Public Comment and Presentations of the Public”

Pursuant to policy BEDH, Public Comment and Presentations of the Public - any resident in the audience may be given permission to speak once on any item on the agenda for up to three (3) minutes. The speaker is expected to keep their comments to the item on the agenda. The speaker must begin their comments by providing their full name and full Medford street address where they reside. A welcoming, inclusive community is both a value of the School Committee and an aspirational goal. We ask for your help in achieving this goal and value your perspective. Employees of the Medford Public Schools are exempt from the residency requirement of this policy. The voice of our employees is welcomed on all matters before this body. When a non-Medford-resident employee is participating in public comment or submitting a presentation of the public they will include their home address and identify themselves as an employee of the Medford Public Schools.

IX. Continued Business

X. New Business

2025-36                   Offered by Member Intoppa

Whereas navigating and obtaining a 504 plan may be complex for families and friends of students navigating accommodations for the first time and,

Be it resolved that the administration, health services, and student services departments will look into drafting a notice sent to families and caregivers on a yearly basis about 504 plans. Content may include, but not limited to, guidance on how to navigate how to apply, any needed documentation, what a 504 is, and who qualifies.

Date Submitted October 20, 2025

Date Requested to be on Agenda  November 3, 2025

2025-37                     Offered by Member Intoppa 

Be it resolved that the Medford Public Schools will work alongside our Registrar of Voters to best identify how we can improve engaging our student population in the following, but not limited to, areas:

Pre/Registering to vote

Absentee/Mail in Ballots if traveling, currently stationed elsewhere than MA, or at a higher education institution

Identify roadblocks and barriers outside the norm of registering (i.e. how to address a letter, etc).

Action items will be created to then send to an adhoc committee created by the Superintendent of key stakeholders to best identify ways to strengthen our voter education plans across the district.

XI. Reports Requested

XII. Condolences

The Members of the Medford School Committee express their sincerest condolences to the family of Paul Mattatal, former Medford Public Schools Physical Education Teacher, Coach,  Class of 1966 graduate and 2010 Medford Hall of Fame Inductee.

The Members of the Medford School Committee express their sincerest condolences to the family of Francis “Franny” Giordano, owner of Medford’s Arthurs Pastry and former School Committee and City Council Member. 

The Members of the Medford School Committee express their sincerest condolences to the family of Roberta Lynch, retired Medford Public Schools teacher and paraprofessional.

XIII. Next Meeting

December 1, 2025 - Alden Memorial Chambers, Medford City Hall in addition to Zoom

XIV. Adjournment